The plan will create create eight additional acres of park space on the East Riverfront, while also advancing substantial street and public-realm improvements to make East Jefferson Avenue and other critical neighborhoods connections more bike and pedestrian friendly. Additionally, the plan will create two new greenways to connect upland residents to the riverfront. These public investments will drive new market activity for private development by enhancing perceptions of the neighborhood and bringing more residents and visitors to and through the East Riverfront. Implementation is already underway, with immediate groundbreaking for RiverWalk connections to the Belle Isle Bridge and Gabriel Richard Park, and the issuance of new development and adaptive reuse RFPs by DEGC.